Check vacuum on LE extension, temperature gauge on cryopump should be at minimum value.

Open source gate valve by pressing either button on gate valve control at source gate.

Remove grounding hook from power supply platform and hang on gate before closing.

Close gate to source area. Orange lights on Glassman supplies should come on at gate closing. (If not, check other gate on the other side of the accelerator; both must be secured.)

Use long plexi rod to turn on top 2 Glassmans (target and extractor) by pushing green buttons.

Startup and Normal Operation (in control room)

Turn on and set the Del main extractor supply to the desired voltage for the particular buncher setting.

Slowly turn up the ionizer heater. The ionizer operates at 21 amperes. It should take about 2 minutes to reach 21 A from the standby value of 10 A. Keep in mind that the amperage will fall slightly as the ionizer gets warmer. Keep adjusting the current until the ionizer is stable at 21 A.

Turn up the Cs feed tube heater to 0.450 amperes.

Set the cesium reservoir heater to 0.380. This should be enough to give ones of microamps beam for p and d. A setting of about 0.400 - 0.420 should produce tens of microamps. Cs vaporization starts at a temperature of ~80° Celsius. The maximum reservoir temperature should not exceed 100° Celsius. The reservoir current should not exceed 0.500

Set the Glassman extractor power supply to 12.5 KV. Check to be sure the current is less than about 5 milliamps and the “control milliampres” light is NOT lit. High current indicates that the source needs serviced.

Set the Glassman target power supply to 6.5 kV. Check to be sure the current is less than about 5 milliamps and the “control milliampres” light is NOT lit. High current indicates that the source needs serviced.